One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 597: Panic of Vander Decken IX

"Boss! Boss! Something bad has happened! Boss!"

An eel fishman rushed into a dark room in panic, shouting out of breath.

"Calm down, calm down. Why are you so nervous? And I've told you many times to call me Captain, or the great Vander Decken IX."

Vander Decken IX sat on the soft sofa, trimming his nails with a file as he spoke. His leisurely tone revealed a sense of indifference, as if everything was under his control, but his undisguised arrogance exposed his inner madness.

"Okay, okay Captain, that Captain, something big has happened."

The eel fishman looked at Vander Decken IX's cold gaze, swallowed, and after barely suppressing the fear in his heart, he said in fear and trepidation.

"Tell me, what's going on? Is there anything big going to happen on Fishman Island?"

Vander Decken IX didn't care at all about his younger brother's panic. In his opinion, there was nothing in this world worth being afraid of. He had already officially reached a cooperation with those humans. As long as he gave them some insignificant "gifts", the entire Fishman Island would be in his hands in the future. This kind of thing was a foregone conclusion, and he had already grabbed a few good gifts. Everything was going so smoothly.

"Ship, Captain, something big happened on Fishman Island. They, they want to check everyone's identity!"

I am not as leisurely as Vander Decken IX. He reacted immediately after hearing about this. This is a disaster for them!
"What! How is it possible! How could Fishman Island do such a thing!?"

Vander Decken IX, who was originally looking relaxed, jumped up from the sofa. He never thought that Fishman Island would suddenly check the identities of everyone on the island. Are they crazy? Don't they know how much work this is? And why would they do such a thing? Could it be that day...

Vander Decken IX suddenly remembered that he was strolling on the street that day and saw some nice gifts. He was going to observe them closely, but there were people from the Sea King Army there. But it was wrong? He didn't do anything at the time, and he went directly to their secret base from a small path. Logically, he shouldn't be targeted, right?

"Have you been doing something outside recently and been targeted by the Sea King Army?"

Vander Decken IX looked at his younger brother. For someone like him, his first reaction when encountering something is that there is something wrong with others, and he never thinks about the problem from his own perspective. He would suspect that there was something wrong with his younger brother, and would not think that it was his sneaky behavior that attracted attention.

"No, Captain. Ever since we finished that job last time, we have been hiding here. Except for taking turns to go out to buy supplies every day, we have never gone out privately."

The younger brother quickly waved his hands to indicate that he didn't know. He got the news when he went out to buy something today. He didn't believe it at first until he saw the Sea King Army preaching it everywhere. Then he believed that Fishman Island really wanted to collect personal information and make identity certificates for everyone, and everyone must be in place. In the future, anyone without this certificate will be regarded as an unstable person. It can be said that it is extremely targeted at those of them who are unstable. And the most important point is that once a census is conducted, then the "gifts" they have just captured and prepared to give to those humans will all be exposed.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on? Has Fishman Island taken the wrong medicine in the past two years?"

Veins bulged on Vander Decken IX's forehead. He didn't know what to do now. After all, to be honest, the Dragon Palace didn't do anything wrong. Confirming how many people there are in his country is what the head of a country would do. In addition, given the special circumstances of Fishman Island, making an identity certificate is not an uncommon thing. In fact, Fishman Island had done this before, but because many places were already chaotic, the matter ended in vain. But it is different now. Even the most chaotic Fishman Street in the past has become the Fishman Commercial Street, and it is this year's model street. In this environment, these dark reptiles already have a small living environment. If something like this happens, they may have to go back to the bottom of the sea to hide, and it will be difficult for them to come back by then.

"Boss, um no, Captain, what should we do now? Should we put those gifts back temporarily? Should we wait until this storm is over?" The younger brother swallowed and said with difficulty. In fact, he didn't want to propose this idea. After all, they had obtained those "gifts" with great difficulty. It would be a waste to just put them back. It is not easy to get these "gifts" on the Fishman Island now. It is difficult to find the kind that will not be discovered immediately after disappearing. There are also appearance requirements. Those who are ugly or too old are not presentable at all.

"Bullshit! Those gifts cannot be touched. They are related to our future. We must not touch them. We must find another way to call them all over."

Faced with his younger brother's suggestion, Vander Decken IX spat in his younger brother's face. Some of those gifts were obtained by his own efforts. He knew very well how much effort he put into it. He even went into the sewer with a dirty face. Don't think that there are no sewers on Fishman Island. That experience made him so sick that he vomited five times after returning. If he hadn't gained a lot, he really didn't want to do it.

"Okay Boss, um no, Captain, I'll go right away."

The younger brother responded, not caring about the spit on his face, and ran out. Not long after, more than a dozen strange fishmen gathered in the hut, including the puffer fishman from last time. At this moment, he looked a little haggard, as if he had not slept well. When the eel fishman just explained the situation, the entire meeting of the Flying Dutchman Pirates fell into a dead silence.

"Hey, this, this, what's going on? Have our actions been discovered? That's not right? I carefully walked around the place where we got the gifts twice, but I didn't find anything?"

"Could it be that someone secretly told the Sea King Army, and the Sea King Army couldn't catch us, so they used this trick?"

"Impossible. If the Dragon Palace didn't give the nod, the Sea King Army would never do such a big thing. I know the Sea King Army too well. They don't have such courage."

After the silence, the discussion of these fish people could be heard throughout the cabin. Various speculations were expressed by several people, but no one could think of a solution to the current situation.

"Okay, I'm not asking you to discuss what's wrong with the Sea King's army. The most important thing now is to find a way to get through this situation. Otherwise, we will not be able to hide it any longer. Not only will the gifts be discovered, but we will be discovered as well."

Vander Decken IX slapped the table, attracting everyone's attention, and said to a few people, and his words once again made the room quiet. They just discussed so intensely, wasn't it because they couldn't think of a solution? So they were ready to pass on the blame and not bring trouble upon themselves.

"Useless! A bunch of useless! I can't count on you when the critical moment comes. You! Come up with a solution for me!"

Vander Decken IX was looking at the younger brothers in front of him who were keeping their heads down and not talking. He was immediately furious. After scolding them, he finally looked at the puffer fishman who had grown up with him. After all, this friend who grew up with him was the smartest one among them.

"Well, actually, there's no need to worry too much. Although Fishman Island has acquired some technology from somewhere over the years, this ID card will most likely be a list written on waterproof paper. When the time comes, we just need to get a few copies and make some minor modifications. There's no need to worry at all."

The haggard puffer fishman looked around, especially at Vander Decken IX, and finally began to speak. For some reason, he felt that he didn't want to say it, but seeing that everyone around him was looking at him, he said it helplessly.

"Hahaha, I knew you wouldn't let me down, did you hear me? Boys, this is not a difficult task, when the time comes, just go and get me some identification certificates, and this problem will be solved. With identification certificates, the Sea King's army won't suspect us, huh, haha." Vander Decken IX felt that he was fine again, and he lay comfortably on the sofa again, humming a little tune leisurely.

(End of this chapter)